Massachusetts

Maps

Infoplease Atlas Map of Massachusetts A large and detailed map of the state that includes many cities along with major highways. Blank Outline Map of Massachusetts A free blank outline map to print out for educational, school, or classroom use. Merriam-Webster Map of Massachusetts A fantastic clear and detailed map along with basic geographic facts from Merriam-Webster. Color Landform Atlas - Massachusetts A dramatic and colorful relief map of the state - an outstanding display of the topography. Also includes a large 1895 map of the state. Massachusetts Electronic Atlas This site allows you to choose from dozens of data layers (including crime, voting, utilities, population) to produce the desired map of the state. The interface takes a little while to get used to but it's a fascinating site.

Geography and Data

Infoplease -Massachusetts A brief state history, famous residents, and a great collection of state facts make this page an excellent resource.

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3. Geographic Nameserver Boston Public Schools Grade 3 Regional United States and massachusetts History Revised Fall 2000 massachusetts Connection to the Standards Grade 3 students can Locate massachusetts major cities. (geographyhttp://www.mit.edu:8001/geo

Geographic Nameserver

The information on this server is not current. For current information see:

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form

Enter the name of the place you want to look up

For example, enter " cambridge, ma " to look up Cambridge, Massachusetts. If you enter just " cambridge ", you will get information on all towns called Cambridge. This server contains mostly information on locations within the US. It uses the information from the geographic nameserver database formerly on martini.eecs.umich.edu.

United States Geography in the Early Republic - MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts

Towns and Cities:

Amesbury

Amhurst

In Hampshire County, about 7 miles northeast of Northhampton . Birthplace of Silas Wright , prominent member of the Albany Regency in NY from the 1820s to the 1840s. Amhurst College was founded there in 1821 and incorporated in 1825.

Andover

Small town around 25 miles north of Boston, in western Essex County , where a religiously conservative school was established in reaction against the liberalization of Harvard (which became a Unitarian institution early in the 19th century).

Attleborough

Beverly

Boston

It it difficult, and will take quite some time, to do justice to Boston, of course. In the early 1800s, it was the intellectual capital of the U.S. It has one of the finest harbors on the east coast. Originally, it was almost an island, connected to the mainland by "Boston neck", a strip just wide enough for one road (one of the reasons it could hold out so long in its rebellion against the English). Over the years, the neck was widened until it became wider than the "head" attached to it. Part of this filling-in process created the Back Bay. See Whitehill, Boston, A Topographical History

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Massachusetts Geography Ideas

Overview: Richard A. Aieta promoted the idea that teachers could join forces to help put together a resource book to teach geography concepts and skills from a Massachusetts basis. Some of his ideas of what to include are listed below. Please add to it. What we are looking for is both student lessons and teacher resources to teach Mass geography. Before this idea was completed, Dick Aieta tragically died. But the work of sharing ideas goes on, as he would have wanted. Send back your ideas online to the Mass.Studies Project

The "address" of Massachusetts, by neighbors, borders, regions A distances map between places A counties map Boston, water and the M.W.R.A. A map of Congressional Districts A cities and towns map Some exercises on map scale Map symbols Mass. The explanation for Southwick extending into Connecticut An explanation of the State Seal and Flag around the Five Themes A road map with exercises How to do a geographic profile of my community The origin of Gerrymandering using a map A topographic map of the State - by cross section, water bodies, maps, rivers, lakes, canals

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Massachusetts Geography Ideas

Overview: Richard A. Aieta promoted the idea that teachers could join forces to help put together a resource book to teach geography concepts and skills from a Massachusetts basis. Some of his ideas of what to include are listed below. Please add to it. What we are looking for is both student lessons and teacher resources to teach Mass geography. Before this idea was completed, Dick Aieta tragically died. But the work of sharing ideas goes on, as he would have wanted. Send back your ideas online to the Mass. Studies Project

The "address" of Massachusetts, by neighbors, borders, regions A distances map between places A counties map Boston, water and the M.W.R.A. A map of Congressional Districts A cities and towns map Some exercises on map scale Map symbols Mass. The explanation for Southwick extending into Connecticut An explanation of the State Seal and Flag around the Five Themes A road map with exercises How to do a geographic profile of my community The origin of Gerrymandering using a map A topographic map of the State - by cross section, water bodies, maps, rivers, lakes, canals

Geography

The eastern part of the commonwealth (its official designation), including the Cape CodElizabeth IslandsMartha's Vineyard , and NantucketBoston is the capital and largest city. Other important cities include WorcesterSpringfieldLowellNew Bedford ... Fall River , and QuincyNational Parks and Monuments , table). Cultural attractions include the noted Tanglewood music festival (see Berkshire Festival ) and the many educational facilities of the state. As a recreation and vacation land, Massachusetts has great stretches of seashore in the east and many lakes and streams in the wooded Berkshire Hills in the west. There are numerous state parks, forests, and beaches, and Cape Cod is the site of a national seashore. Provincetown, on Cape Cod, and Rockport, on Cape Ann, are artist colonies; Marblehead is a noted yachting center. Sections in this article:

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18. Social Studies Links Castles on the Web. Boston and Surrounding cities. Maps of Early Boston.geography of Europe. TOP PEOPLING of massachusetts. Colonial Lexington.http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/staff/TBanaszewski/ECA2b/soc-links.html

*Although this page is designed to support Fifth Grade Curriculum (Lexington, Ma), the resources here are meant to help out all grades and teachers. Look through the resource links to create a page tailored for your curricular interest.

General Resources Rise of Cities Children and Their Community Peopling of MA Children Around the World US History: 1763 1896 People Around the U.S. Ancient Civilizations

19. Mapping Massachusetts Map Collection, it is a comprehensive study of massachusetts geography and its moredata becomes available, different boroughs within towns and cities will behttp://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/01.16/MappingMassachu.html

Harvard Map Collection launches new Web site

By Susan Peterson Gazette Staff Not a Paper Museum That teamwork created speed. It took only a little more than six months to enter the data and get the system online and working all with no budget and on top of the other responsibilities Cobb and his colleagues have at the Map Collection in Pusey Library. A Library Without Walls